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(Ultimate Performance Supplements) specialise in sports nutrition and dietary supplements.

UPS is fast becoming a leader in the supplement industry with its top end professional grade product range, without all the fillers, fancy binding agents, skim milk powders, anti foaming/anti caking agents and certainly no unproductive overmarketed useless ingredients.

We have a determined and passionate product development team.

The team consists of some of the top formulation engineers and flavourists in the country.

They have one objective in mind – "To make the best and purest products possible".

Combining all their skills, knowledge and contacts are able to negotiate direct with some of the worlds best raw material manufacturers and through persistence and relationships import ingredients of the highest grades and extracts to be used for the UPS product range.

In a short amount of time UPS has grown from just another of the many supplement companies on the market to a tried, tested and trusted business.

UPS products are available direct to public through our online sales webstore, delivered straight to your door!



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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Boosting your metabolism tips

We receive a lot of e-mails on the topic of metabolism. What is it? Why is it important? How can I increase it? Metabolism is a fairly complicated subject.


Metabolism is the amount of energy (calories) your body burns to maintain itself. Whether you are eating, drinking, sleeping, cleaning etc... your body is constantly burning calories to keep you going. Metabolism is affected by your body composition. By body composition, this means the amount of muscle you have versus the amount of fat. Muscle uses more calories to maintain itself than fat. People who are more muscular (and have a lower percentage of body fat) are said to have a higher metabolism than others that are less muscular.


For example, let's say you have two people who are the exact same height and weight. One exercises on a regular basis with weights, in addition to aerobic exercise, and has a low percentage of body fat. The other never exercises and has a higher percentage of body fat. The first person who exercises will have a higher metabolism than the second person.


Start exercising! If you've never exercised before, make sure you see a doctor before beginning a new exercise. You can increase your muscle mass by doing some type of resistance work (i.e. lifting weights, rubber bands, hand weights etc...). You can also decrease your level of body fat by doing some type of aerobic exercise at least 4 days a week for longer than 40 minutes.


You also need to eat! - Do not 'diet', just watch the types of foods you eat. Consume foods that are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, which regulate levels of leptin in the body, such as fish. According to researchers, this hormone is responsible for the speed of metabolism in the body, as well as for your body making a decision, whether to burn fat at the point, or to store it.


Foods that speed up metabolism also include meats. The body spends more time to digest meat (proteins) in comparison to easily digested carbohydrates and fats. According to many nutritionists, digesting proteins accelerates burning of calories almost twice. Danish researchers provide even more optimistic numbers. According to them, adding 20% of protein supplements in your daily diet will increase burning of calories by more than 5%.


Vegetables! Consuming 3-4 serves daily of low G.I veggies will keep your calories burning, as it works to break down and digest these. Low G.I veggies are also called 'negative' calories, as they don't contain nasties that the body can store as fat. Once you have added your chicken, fish o meat to your plate, fill the remaining plate with salads/veggies!


Lemons increase immunity and accelerate metabolism. Lemons are often used for various metabolic disorders. Tea with lemon or water with lemon will speed up your metabolism and fat burning processes. Start by cleansing your digestive track; Kick off your morning with a luke-warm glass of water with added lemon juice.


DON'T-


If you eat a very low-calorie diet, your metabolism will slow down in order for your body to survive (your body thinks it is starving). Don't be fooled by the belief that the less you eat, you'll look weight. What will happen is that you will actually begin to lose muscle!


DO-


Speeding up metabolism can be achieved by eating 5 small meals throughout the day, instead of eating 2-3 large meals. Food (especially in many small portions) accelerates metabolism. In fact, 10% of calories that you burn each day go to metabolizing the consumed nutrients. For best results, split your meals into 5 small portions and be sure to have a breakfast, as it results in speeding up metabolism in your body.

This is where nutritional supplements can add multiple benefits. The average person who has been struggling to burn that stubborn fat does not consume enough and find it's difficult to get into the routine of 5 meals to speed up metabolism. Our Ultimate Slim shake was designed to be added as a snack replacement to provide extra protein to fuel your muscles and has added fat burning enhancers to keep you energized throughout the day, resulting in burning extra calories.'

Example:

A typical day for someone on a 'weight loss' program will only consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Using Ultimate Slim will see the above 3 square meals increase to 5 by adding the shake for a morning tea snack and afternoon tea snack. (UPS does not recommend using Ultimate Slim as a meal replacement; only snacks)

NOTES-


When you are exercising aerobically, your focus should be on burning calories and working your cardiovascular system. Because it takes more calories to exercise, your metabolism is sped up during the activity. Also exercising first thing on an emtpy stomach will assist in reducing stored fat cells.

*** If you are feeling sluggish in the mornings, try our Ultimate Thermo8or fat burner/ pre workout. This is formulated to give you that extra kick to work up a sweat and burn that fat in your workouts, and keep you feeling energized all day****


When you are lifting weights or doing other resistance work, focus on the activity itself which not only burns calories but increases muscle strength, tone and endurance. (don't just throw the weights around and think the faster you do this, the faster you bur fat - false. Keep it controlled and be sure you feel your muscles fatigue)


The combination of aerobic activity and weight training will result in a body that has more muscle and less fat - so the end result will be a higher metabolism.

To order Ultimate Slim  or Ultimate Thermo8or go to www.ultimateperformance.net.au

High protein shake with added fat burning enhancers for fat loss

Fat burner pre workout energy drink for boosting fat loss



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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Choc-berry Bavarian topped with a crunchy choc-nut crumble



This recipe is designed for pre-bed, containing plenty of good quality proteins, casein and
slow-digesting fats. It also features a cameo from a green vegetable to add bulk, nutrients and moisture but don't worry,
you can't taste it!
Ingredients:

1 serve of Ultimate Performance Supplements Ultimate Slim in Belgian Chocolate
1 serve of Ultimate Performance Supplements Ultimate Slim in Berrylicious
1/2 cup of frozen raspberries
2 tablespoons of organic coconut butter
1 medium zucchini
1/4 cup of organic, unprocessed dark cocoa powder
400g of cottage cheese
Baking powder

Method:

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.

Make the chocolate cake base first by grating the zucchini and then blending with 1/2 the Belgian Chocolate protein, 1 tablespoon of the butter and the baking powder until smooth. Pour into a small rectangular baking dish and bake in the hot oven for roughly 15-20 minutes, or until the mixture is cooked through and slightly springy to the touch.

Leave to cool while preparing the choc-nut crumble and berry ice cream centre. To make the crunchy topping, melt the remaining coconut butter and combine well with the other 1/2 of the chocolate protein. Microwave for about 30 seconds or until the mixture becomes firm. Leave to cool before breaking it apart with clean hands and making the cookie mixture into smaller pieces. Make the berry ice cream by blending together the berry protein with the raspberries and cottage cheese until smooth.
Spoon/pour the mixture onto the cake base before topping with the crumble mixture and freeze for roughly 30 minutes or until well-cooled and set.

This recipe makes four serves.

Nutritional info:  

Calories: 285
Fat: 13g
Protein: 32.2g
Carbs: 8.2g
Sugar: 2.2
Fibre: 1.5g